Device for identifying garments and headwear.



PATE-NTED JUNE 9, 1908.

I. S. ROSS. DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING GARMENTS AND HEADWEAR.

APPLIGATION FILED JUNE 12, 1907.

W/TNESSES fl m BYW A TTOHNEYS THE uonms PETERSICOW wAsnmoToN, 1:. c4

ISAAC SMITH ROSS, OF WOODWARD, OKLAHOMA.

DEVICE FOR IDENTIFYING GARMENTS AND HEADWEAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed June 12, 1907. Serial No. 378,488.

No. 890,530. Patented June 9, 1908.

To (all whom it may concern: ship of the article whereon the badge is Beit known that I, ISAAC SMITH Ross, a placed, as will presently be fullyexplained. citizen of the United States, and a resident of 1 Upon therim of the case 5, a ring eye (1 is \Voodward, in the county ofI/Voodward and formed or secured, and upon the convex State of Oklahoma,have invented a new and l back surface of said case a hook c is securedImproved Device for Identifying Garments by one end so as to dependbelow the ring (1, Emil fleadweail", of \hllcll thet followmg IS a l2LSr]S:l11O\VIl best 1111 Figs. 3 and 4. 1 d 1 t u c ear, L11 exac escriion. 1e spring 0 asp comprises a cope p a e The purpose of thisinvention is to rovide metal frame 6, having two substantially paranovel, simple device that is especia ly well allel jaws, between which aresilient looped adapted for readily and conspicuously markplate member9 is introduced and secured ing temporarily, a coat, hat or umbrella, byone end upon one llIllb of the U-shaped that may be hung or placedexposed closely frame 6. A latch limb h is pivoted at one tr; likerarticlelsflbelonginlglto otheigelSolgill (and fin a slJt fognfied 11 21the IOPEOSFDE lfnlfbflOf 3 aces or u 1c assem ies ant ius aci ie rame anrom lie ivo e enc 0" 1e tate the siiie identification bf ones personallatch limb ashort toe h, pr djects through. the wear or property,without an objectionable slot and into engagement with the free endexamination of the belongings of other perof the looped spring 9. sons.And, furthermore, to instantly indi- It will be seen in Fig. 3, thatwhen the cate to othrzr partfies that theybhafie sgelected latch hmfilh1s ropoked fsodas fto he 1,151 slot, O 1 v tllf m e 0 or um 16 a y n B(iteti fifionftfl iteif iviiffirei s timf tl i e fill.

end of the looped spring 9 and depress it, whereby the clasp is heldupon material that may be placed within the looped spring g.

The peculiar hanger pin 7, as shown best in Fig. 5, isformed of a singlestrand of wire rod bent into form as follows. One end portion 7) of thewire strand is pointed at its extremity, as shown at i in Fig. 3, and ata proper distance from this point the wire is bent into a single coil tthe portion i constituting the pin proper. From the coil 47, the wirerod is returned toward the point i, and in said material nearly oppositethe point i, a lateral bend i is produced, that affords a keeper hookwhich receives and holds the pin point, this engagement serving tosecure the pin in material it may have been thrust through. Near thekeeper hook i an offset 1" is bent on the return bent portion of thewire rod, and at said offset a single coil is formed pro ducing a ringF. From the keeper hook 0?, the remaining portion of the wire rod isbent into a curved member i, and thence extends toward the coil i thusproviding a hook member The coupling chain 8 is of sufficient length fora proper connection of the parts 7, which is effected as follows. Oneextremity of the chain 8 is secured upon the ring eye d, thus connectingthe badge therewith. At a suitable point between the ends of the chain,a ring m is introduced therein The invention consists in theconstruction, combination and arrangement of details, as is hereinafterdescribed and defined in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is 'a perspective view, showing the device as applied upon ahat for its identification; Fig. 2 is a side view of the device somewhatenlarged, and applied upon the lapel of a coat, Fig. 3 is a detachedenlarged side view of the complete device, Fig. 4 is a transversesectional view of a checkor badge in medallion form, and Fig. 5 is anenlarged perspective view of the pin.

The invention briefly described comprises a check or badge 5, a springclasp 6, a novel hanger pin 7, and a chain 8, that serves to connect theother parts and hold the badge in position for its conspicuous display.

The badge is preferably constructed as shown in the drawings, andconsists of a plate metal case 5, cut and stamped into circular form,and rendered concave on one side as appears in Fig. 4, the opposite sidebeing convex correspondingly.

Within the shallow chamber a, afforded by the concavity at one side ofthe case 5, an address card b is placed, that is held in place. by aspring ring 0, and indicates the owner- 5, 6 and.

forming a part thereof, and as shown this ring is coupled with aperforation in one end of the looped frame 6. The remaining shorterportion of the chain 8 is affixed to the ring i as indicated in Fig. 3,thus completing the connection of the coacting portions of the compositedevice.

In applying the device for identification of a hat, the spring clasp 6is hooked upon the free edge of a sweat band A of a hat A, and the badge5 allowed to hang pendent, as also may the hanger hook 7, which,however, is indicated by dotted lines as being tucked between the body;this application of the improvement being represented in Fig. 1.

The arrangement of the device when the hat is hung up is as shown inFig. 1, which, as shown by dotted lines, will fully expose the badge 5and indicate the ownership of the hat having the latter hung therefrom.

The hook e on the case of the badge, may be hooked upon the sweat-bandA, as shown in Fig. 1, when the device is not in use as a tag, and asthe entire appliance is quite small, it will not incommode the wearer ofthe hat.

It will be obvious that the pendent badge will be so conspicuous that noone but the owner will claim the hat, and, if there are several hatshung closely together, the right hat may be selected by each person uponexamination of the address card carried in the case of the tag or badge.

In using the device for identifying a coat or like garment B, the hangerpin 7 should be connected by an adjustment of the pin "L in the lapel ofthe coat, either upon the outside or beneath the same, and when not inservice the entire device may be concealed by arranging the parts asclearly shown in Fig 2. If the coat is hung up or otherwise depositedwhile off of the person owning it,

sweat-band and the hat- I I tween the check and the badge or tag 5 isreleased from the hook i and allowed to depend from the coat collar, asindicated by dotted lines in Fig. 2.

It will be seen that the different parts of the composite device arecoacting, and are of great advantage for the identification of personalwear or other portable belongings, such as an umbrella or other articlewhich may be engaged by the hanger pin.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a check, a fasteningmeans, a flexible connection between the check and the fastening means,and a supporting means in connection with the check, whereby the checkmay be supported adjacent to the firstnamed fastening means or permittedto depend therebelow.

2. A device of the class described, comprising a fastening means, acheck having a hook connected thereto, and a flexible connection betweenthe check and the fastening means, whereby the check may be supportedadjacent to the fastening means, or permitted to depend. there below.

3. A device of the class described comprising a hanger pin having astraight body portion pointed at its free end, a spring coil on one endthereof, an off-set and ring coil at the opposite end, a check having ahook connected thereto, and a flexible connection bepin whereby thecheck may be supported adjacent to the pin, or permitted to depend therebelow.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

ISAAC SMITH ROSS.

Witnesses:

LUcY MoMULLEN, A. D. GRAVES.

